# 苺

| 苺 | U+82FA, &#33530; CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-82FA |
| ← 苹 [U+82F9] | CJK Unified Ideographs | 苻 → [U+82FB] |

## Translingual
### Han character

苺 (Kangxi radical 140, 艸+5, 8 strokes, cangjie input 廿田卜戈 (TWYI), four-corner 4450$_7$, composition ⿱艹母)
* berries

#### References

* Kangxi Dictionary: page 1025, character 11
* Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 30824
* Dae Jaweon: page 1485, character 1
* Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 5, page 3199, character 2
* Unihan data for U+82FA

## Chinese
### Glyph origin

| | Old Chinese |
| 脢 | *mɯːs, *mɯː, *mɯːs |
| 挴 | *mlɯːʔ, *mɯːʔ |
| 海 | *hmlɯːʔ |
| 毐 | *ʔmɯː, *ʔmɯːʔ |
| 呣 | *mɯ |
| 拇 | *mɯʔ |
| 母 | *mɯʔ |
| 胟 | *mɯʔ |
| 姆 | *mɯʔ, *mɯs, *maːʔ |
| 畮 | *mɯʔ |
| 踇 | *mɯʔ |
| 苺 | *mɯs, *mɯːʔ, *mɯːs |
| 莓 | *mɯs, *mɯː, *mɯːs |
| 敏 | *mrɯʔ, *mrɯŋʔ |
| 鰵 | *mrɯŋʔ |
| 慜 | *mrɯŋʔ |
| 毋 | *ma |
| 梅 | *mɯː |
| 酶 | *mɯː |
| 鋂 | *mɯː |
| 每 | *mɯːʔ |
| 毎 | *mɯːs |
| 痗 | *mɯːs, *hmɯːs |
| 晦 | *hmɯːs |
| 誨 | *hmɯːs |
| 悔 | *hmɯːʔ, *hmɯːs |
| 霉 | *mrɯl |

### Definitions

* For pronunciation and definitions of 苺 – see 莓 (“moss; berry”). (This character is a variant form of 莓).

## Japanese
### Kanji

(Jinmeiyō kanji)
* strawberry

#### Readings

* Go-on: まい (mai)、め (me)
* Kan-on: ばい (bai)
* Kun: いちご (ichigo, 苺)

### Etymology 1

* Kanji in this term
* 苺
* いちご Jinmeiyō
* kun'yomi
* Alternative spelling
* 莓
⟨i ti pi$_1$ko$_1$⟩ → /itibʲikʷo/ → */itimiko/ → */itĩɡo/ → /it͡siɡo/ → /it͡ɕiɡo/
First attested in the Wamyō Ruijushō (938 CE).
Shift from Old Japanese 蓬蔂 (itibiko → ichibiko), attested earlier in the Nihon Shoki (720 CE) and the Shinsen Jikyō (c. 900 CE), itself a compound of 斎 (i-, prefix expressing sacredness) +‎ 血 (chi, “blood”) +‎ 彦 (hiko, “boy, prince”). (Can this etymology be sourced?)

#### Pronunciation

* (Tokyo) いちご [ìchígó] (Heiban – [0])
* (Tokyo) いちご [íꜜchìgò] (Atamadaka –)
* IPA: [it͡ɕiɡo̞]
** (Tohoku) IPA: [ɨzɨŋo̞], [ɨzɨᵑɡo̞]

#### Noun

苺(いちご) or 苺(イチゴ) • (ichigo)
* a strawberry (plant of genus Fragaria, or its fruit)
    Synonym: ストロベリー (sutoroberī)
    Hypernym: 薔薇 (bara)

##### Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary), as イチゴ.

##### Derived terms

* 苺(いちご)色(いろ) (ichigo-iro)
* 苺(いちご)ジャム (ichigo jamu, “strawberry jam”)
* 苺(いちご)舌(じた) (ichigojita)
* 苺(いちご)状果(じょうか) (ichigo jōka)
* 苺(いちご)大福(だいふく) (ichigo daifuku)
* 苺(イチゴ)繋(ツナギ) (ichigotsunagi)
* いちご煮(に) (ichigo-ni)
* 石垣(いしがき)苺(いちご) (Ishigaki ichigo)
* オランダ苺(イチゴ) (Oranda ichigo)
* 梶(カジ)苺(イチゴ), 構(カジ)苺(イチゴ) (kaji ichigo)
* 木(キ)苺(イチゴ) (kīchigo)
* 草(クサ)苺(イチゴ) (kusa ichigo)
* 蛇(クチナワ)苺(イチゴ) (kuchinawa ichigo)
* 熊(クマ)苺(イチゴ) (kuma ichigo)
* 桑(くわ)苺(いちご) (kuwa ichigo)
* 徳利(トックリ)苺(イチゴ) (tokkuri ichigo)
* 毒(ドク)苺(イチゴ) (doku ichigo)
* 苗代(ナワシロ)苺(イチゴ) (nawashiro ichigo)
* 苦(ニガ)苺(イチゴ) (niga ichigo)
* 野(ノ)苺(イチゴ) (noichigo)
* 薔薇(バラ)苺(イチゴ) (bara ichigo)
* 冬(フユ)苺(イチゴ) (fuyuichigo)
* 蛇苺(ヘビイチゴ) (hebi ichigo), 蛇苺(ヘミイチゴ) (hemi ichigo)
* 紅花苺(ベニバナイチゴ) (benibana ichigo)
* 幌向苺(ホロムイイチゴ) (Horomui ichigo)
* 紅葉(モミジ)苺(イチゴ) (momiji ichigo)
* 柳苺(ヤナギイチゴ) (yanagi ichigo)
* 藪(ヤブ)苺(イチゴ) (yabuichigo)
* 早生(ワセ)苺(イチゴ) (wase ichigo)

#### Proper noun

苺(いちご) • (Ichigo)
* a female given name

### Etymology 2

* Kanji in this term
* 苺
* いっご Jinmeiyō
* Alternative spelling
* 莓

#### Noun

苺(いっご) • (iggo)
* (Kagoshima) strawberry

### Further reading

* “いっご【苺・莓】” in JLect - Japonic Languages and Dialects Database Dictionary, 2019.

### References

* 1 2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
* 1 2 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
* ↑ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

## Korean
### Hanja

苺 (eumhun 딸기 매 (ttalgi mae))
* strawberry

## Kunigami
### Alternative forms

* 莓

### Kanji

(Jinmeiyō kanji)

### Noun

苺(いちょび) (ichobi)
* (Kin) strawberry

### References

* “いちょび【苺・莓】” in JLect - Japonic Languages and Dialects Database Dictionary, 2019.

## Okinawan
### Alternative forms

* 莓

### Kanji

(Jinmeiyō kanji)

#### Readings

* Kun: いちゅび (ichubi, 苺)、いちゅびー (ichubī, 苺)

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˀit͡ɕubi/, /ʔit͡ɕubiː/

### Noun

* Kanji in this term
* 苺
* いちゅびー Jinmeiyō
* kun'yomi
* Kanji in this term
* 苺
* いちゅび Jinmeiyō
* kun'yomi
苺(いちゅび) or 苺(いちゅびー) (ichubi or ichubī)
* strawberry

### References

* “いちゅび【苺・莓】” in JLect - Japonic Languages and Dialects Database Dictionary, 2019.

## Okinoerabu
### Alternative forms

* 莓

### Kanji

(Jinmeiyō kanji)

### Noun

苺(いちゅび) (ichubi)
* strawberry

### References

* “いちゅび【苺・莓】” in JLect - Japonic Languages and Dialects Database Dictionary, 2019.